I recently added a General Electric World Monitor P2900A shortwave
radio to my collection. Does anyone know anything about these radios?
Like, history, when they were produced and in what numbers,
performance, ect. I also would like some ideas on replacing the
missing left telescoping antenna; what would make a good replacement.

wrote:
... General Electric World Monitor P2900A shortwave radio ... replacing the
missing left telescoping antenna; what would make a good replacement.

I am not familiar with these radios. I do know that a lot of boom boxes
get tossed out into the trash. It may well be the case that a suitable
telescoping antenna can be scavenged from a discarded boom box you find
in a trash pile. The price is right.

"1 T",

General Electric (GE) made a few Transistor Radios
that had the "World Monitor" Badging on the Radio
and the General Electric World Monitor P2900A was
one of the later ones. Was the Model # was 7-2900A ?

Vintage GE World Monitor Shortwave Radio {7-2900A-?}
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-GE-World...QQcmdZViewItem
- - - Check-Out the Three very nice Photo-Images

General List of the GE "World Monitor" series of
AM/FM/SW/LW Multi-Band Radios.
http://www.mississippi.net/~comcents/mhr/mhrww.html
http://www.rffun.com/used/sold185.html

GE World Monitor # P-990

GE World Monitor # P-991

GE World Monitor # 7-2900

GE World Monitor "10" # 7-2971

GE World Monitor # 7-2990
Note - Analog Tuning with a Digital Frequency Read-Out
sort of like the Panaasonic RF2800/RF2900 Radios.

? Anyone Know of any 'other' GE World Monitor Radios ?


ge ! - just my two cents worth ~ RHF
- - - and a little more )

AD - 1969 GE World Monitor {P2900A} Radio
http://cgi.ebay.com/1969-G-E-Portabl...QQcmdZViewItem

Circa 1965 - General Electric {World Monitor} 17 Transistor
Shortwave/AM/LW/FM Radio {Model # P990 / P991 ?}
http://cgi.ebay.com/GE-General-Elect...QQcmdZViewItem

http://blujay.com/item/1965-GE-RADIO...170000-1491769

Vintage GE World Monitor Radio FM/Marine/Shortwave
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-GE-World...QQcmdZViewItem
- - - Missing the Front Wing Door-Covers

GE World Monitor Shortwave Radio {Model # ????}
http://cgi.ebay.com/GE-WORLD-MONITOR...cmdZViewI tem

G.E. World Monitor Radio : Photo-Images
http://www.universal-radio.com/used/sold185.html
http://www.geocities.com/old_radio_p...locate/ge.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/GE-shortwave-rad...mZ230057319229

Rear View : Including External Power Adapter Input Jack
http://www.universal-radio.com/used/u597rear.jpg

Product Label - Note Six (6) "D" Batteries = 9 VDC
http://www.universal-radio.com/used/u597lbl2.jpg


IMHO - The GE "World Monitor" Radios were the best Solid-State
Radios that GE made prior to the introduction of the GE Superadios
{Super Radios}.

Monitoring "The World on Shortwave Radio !
cause . . . iane ~ RHF

wrote:
I recently added a General Electric World Monitor P2900A shortwave
radio to my collection. Does anyone know anything about these radios?
Like, history, when they were produced and in what numbers,
performance, ect. I also would like some ideas on replacing the
missing left telescoping antenna; what would make a good replacement.


I made a mistake; the broken antenna is the FM antenna on the right.
Does anyone have a close-up picture of this antenna? How does it work?
I understand that it's strange

On Dec 16, 12:59 pm, "tack" wrote:
wrote:
I recently added a General Electric World Monitor P2900A shortwave
radio to my collection. Does anyone know anything about these radios?
Like, history, when they were produced and in what numbers,
performance, ect. I also would like some ideas on replacing the
missing left telescoping antenna; what would make a good replacement.I made a mistake; the broken antenna is the FM antenna on the right.
Does anyone have a close-up picture of this antenna? How does it work?
I understand that it's strange

IIRC -

Larger (Longer & Thicker) Shortwave Whip Antenna that
basically pulled-out Straight-Up and used for general
Omni-Directional {Distant} Sky-Wave Radio Signals.

Smaller (Shorter & Thinner) FM Whip Antenna that
had a rotating Ball Mount and could be 'positioned'
for best local individual FM Radio Station reception.


hope this helps ~ RHF

wrote:
I recently added a General Electric World Monitor P2900A shortwave
radio to my collection. Does anyone know anything about these radios?
Like, history, when they were produced and in what numbers,
performance, ect.

The World Monitor series was produced from the 1960's into the early
1970's in fair numbers. They will catch quite a few stations, however
you have to enjoy making 30 year old technology do the most it can (I
do). Such as an analog dial that is at best approximate in accuracy,
electronics that are no longer at their prime, etc. The sound from
those boxy radios is quite full and mellow. I used a second hand world
monitor as a shop radio for about 5 years and enjoyed the heck of of
it. Have fun!



I also would like some ideas on replacing the
missing left telescoping antenna; what would make a good replacement.

Basically anything that fits unless you can find a dead donor radio for
cheap at an estate sale or on Ebay. Radio Shack sells some general
purpose replacements, so you might be able to get one to work with some
filing.

Old tv whip or tv rabbit ears antennas might be suitable for replacement
radio antennas.There some low price new tv antennas available in the
stores.
cuhulin

That mississippi.net link doesn't work.I typed www.mississippi.net
and it redirects over to something like this.
www.xfoneusa.com/canufly/canufly_faq.html

I used to hear Expetel advertised on the local (and statewide)
Jackson,JT and Dave radio talk show a few years ago.Nowdays they
advertise BellSouth and Comcast.
cuhulin